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Relevance of the Nordic Model for African Development

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Can African countries learn from the development experiences of other regions? Or are the continent's development challenges unique? This paper looks at the development experience of the Nordic countries, especially Sweden, from the nineteenth century and discusses the extent to which the observed patterns of development could have relevance for Africa. The paper argues that poverty is not immutable.

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  • Arne Bigsten, 2001. "Relevance of the Nordic Model for African Development," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-131, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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